1
: the flesh of slain animals or humans
a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage—
T. B. Macaulay
T. B. Macaulay2
: great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
the carnage of war
Examples of carnage in a Sentence
Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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In order to stop the potential carnage, Sundae must head to the shore.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In the wake of such carnage and with such intense hatred on both sides, how could the French people reconcile with each other?
—Time, 21 Oct. 2025
There was carnage all over the country in college football Saturday, as multiple top-10 teams and undefeated ones were upset, causing chaos in most conferences.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The brutal aftermath of what Ukraine said was a Russian strike on Kharkiv that hit a kindergarten was laid bare in a video shared by Ukrainian emergency services, with crying children seen being carried away from the carnage.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In the wake of such carnage and with such intense hatred on both sides, how could the French people reconcile with each other?
—Time, 21 Oct. 2025
There was carnage all over the country in college football Saturday, as multiple top-10 teams and undefeated ones were upset, causing chaos in most conferences.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnage
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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